JA In The AM with John Allen:
Playlist
from February 23, 2018

"I listened yesterday. It's no reflection on you but I could'nt see where you were going or what you were going for. This early seventies thing did'nt get noticed the first time and you talk about friends of like Dealney and Bonnie who had records out like we're supposed to remember who they are. Then you play this long winded free jazz stuff that really grates on my nerves. And that noise without a beat and sounds like someones being pinched. Then you play a reggae song, I think you called it Dub, to what, be cool? You seem to really fetishize the whole folk thing too which is obnoxious to us who don't even care. I liked it when you played that punk song though. I like Joe Belock a lot."
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Fri. 2/23/18 9:36am
Mark Williams:
hey JA. So nice to hear someone playing some Simon Crab. He's got new material he's been working on and posting onto Youtube. Ex-main man from Bourbonese Qualk, for those interested.

Fri. 2/23/18 9:41am
The Oscar:
@steveo In high school we had an anti-drug speaker come in once, and they did the thing where they wrote out all the "street" names on a whiteboard. Teenage smartass that I was, I raised my hand and corrected them that "XTC" was the spelling of the band, not the drug.

Fri. 2/23/18 9:57am
Wild Neil:
PEACE All. Lets try to talk about the music. My wife works with this guy at Home Depot, a rapper named Heff. I sent a link to his soundcloud to a couple FMU DJs, maybe he'll get more exposure!

Fri. 2/23/18 9:58am
Linda Lee:
might he try posting to the Free Music Archive too? this is where the adventurous go..

Fri. 2/23/18 9:59am
von w:
google works better if you enter the correct name I just found. thanks for the simon crab youtube tip.

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Fri. 2/23/18 10:07am
steveo:
really enjoyable set, john, thanks. my boys agree this is a wonderstastic program; i just ordered your shirt (curiously my 3 premiums are you, bryce and sheila -- i guess i like fridays [and t-shirts {and tote bags}]). Have a good time, we're off to the met to see some hockney. great enunciation. bow wow.

Fri. 2/23/18 10:08am
Linda Lee:
yes **please** stick with the mood. just recommended the show to a friend who loves this groove.

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Fri. 2/23/18 10:08am
Passaic River Blues:
@TDK60: Haven't listened in a very long time, though in the mid-90s I had it on all the time.

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Fri. 2/23/18 10:09am
ɨkɛ:
Oh right, Bryce has a premium this year! The world is going to end! Even if it's a T-shirt and not a CD. That's still enough for an apocalypse.

Fri. 2/23/18 10:09am
Linda Lee:
this is the soundtrack i want for my life, thanks. :-D

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Fri. 2/23/18 10:41am
Mick:
You are so right steveo - announcement or not, that dog sounds bigger than she is. Happy to know she's there!

Fri. 2/23/18 10:41am
Wild Neil:
@TDK. Lou Reed used to live outside Blairstown, NJ in the hills. I used to drive by his driveway which was really really long. He would shop in the Blairstown Shop Rite and people just left him alone.

Fri. 2/23/18 10:42am
Wild Neil:
This Del Shannon will get a clicky star thanks to sitars!

Fri. 2/23/18 10:42am
TDK60:
Didn't know that Neil, but I'm talking about a guest on Hassle.

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Fri. 2/23/18 10:43am
John Allen:
dog is 7 pounds wet. and is trying to ruin my show. like that commenter/troll last week. good luck with that